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'No Fish, No Blackfish': The Future of Southern Resident Orcas
"SoCal Connected" reveals how water demands in Southern California are impacting a particular group of whales in the Bay Area called the Southern Residents. The orcas rely on salmon as a major food source; salmon depend on enough water in the Bay Delta to keep their population healthy; but demand on Bay Delta water for cities and farms is straining the food system. Reporter Conor Knighton looks at this unexpected connection between water shipped south and the health of orcas.
Featuring Interviews With:
- Alisa Schulman-Janiger, co-founder, California Killer Whale Project
- Conner Everts, facilitator, Environmental Water Caucus
- Jason Peltier, deputy general manager, Westlands Water District
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A man's search for his missing wife who suffers from early onset Alzheimers reveals gaps in the system meant to locate and care for the mentally impaired in California. "SoCal Connected" documents the journey to answer, where's Nancy?
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Public street disrepair is costing Los Angeles millions in costly personal injury claims.
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They’re tiny, weaponized, and carry a potentially deadly payload. They’re called “Assassin Bugs” and they can be as common as the backyard mosquito or as exotic as the so-called “kissing bug"--and they're here in Southern California, spreading some of the
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SoCal Connected's Deepa Dernandes questions Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini.
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Examine L.A.'s unregulated short-term housing market and an indoor marijuana facility employing veterans.
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A look at the spike in the number of employers retaliating against undocumented workers.
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As new developments pop up all over L.A., many are asking, 'Who approved that?'
